Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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This kept many African Americans from voting even after the Fifteenth
Amendment.
A | grandfather clause | C | Voting Rights Act | B | suffrage |
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed these as a way of keeping African
Americans from voting.
A | literacy tests | C | videotapes at polls | B | property tax |
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Ratified in 1964, the Twenty-fourth Amendment outlawed this in national
elections.
A | literacy tests | C | the poll tax | B | African American
suffrage |
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This was one of the most effective suffrage laws ever passed in this
country.
A | African American Suffrage Act | C | Voting Rights
Act | B | grandfather clause |
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This lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
A | Fifteenth Amendment | C | Voting Rights Act | B | Twenty-sixth
Amendment |
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This person is responsible for the overall strategy and planning of a national
campaign.
A | the vice president | C | the president | B | campaign manager |
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This is an organization designed to support political candidates with campaign
contributions.
A | Federal Election Commission | C | political action
committee | B | Common Cause |
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These voters are caught between conflicting issues.
A | strong party voters | C | independent voters | B | cross-pressured
voters |
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When party loyalists select the candidates of their party, they vote a
_____________
A | straight-party ticket. | C | landslide. | B | cross-pressured
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This uses information in a way that supports a predetermined objective.
A | propaganda | C | image | B | television |
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When candidates quote only those statistics that support their positions, it is
called _________
A | "plain folk" techniques. | C | card stacking. | B | "getting on the
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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____________________ voters think of themselves as neither Democratic or
Republican.
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Matching
Match the correct word for each item.
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Match each item with the correct statement below. A | suffrage | D | voting | B | Fifteenth Amendment | E | Nineteenth Amendment | C | Voting Rights
Act |
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vital to the success of U.S. democracy
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the right to vote
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gave women the right to vote
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gave African Americans the right to vote
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increased number of African American voters
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Match each item with the correct statement below. A | image of a candidate | D | FEC | B | PAC | E | television | C | Election
Day |
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first Tuesday in November
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voters' mental picture
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important tool for a candidate
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political action committee
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administers federal election laws
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